Chapter 123: Chapter 123: A Broken Heart is Like Shattered Glass, Sing It Out

Lu Wu, having finally managed to fix her sleep schedule, fell asleep not long after nightfall. In Yuanhai City, however, some people were having a sleepless night because of her.

"What? You can’t save him? Why?"

The rapid-fire questions came from Wu Yan, a female disciple of the Beast Taming Sect. She squatted by the bed, staring at the "charred corpse" lying on it as tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Yunhe, the target of her questions, was packing his medicine kit.

"That fire is no Mortal Fire. The fire poison left in his body is immune to ordinary medicine."

What Jiang Yunhe didn’t say was that this fire poison shared the same source as the Fire Secret Realm.

The fire poison in the Secret Realm was the result of a threefold combination: a bird, a dragon, and a wisp of Glazed Fire. Once it accumulated, not even he could purge it.

Now, the dragon was in the Secret Realm, while the bird and the fire were both with Boss Lu.

It was self-evident who this man had offended, and Jiang Yunhe had no intention of providing treatment. ’What if Boss Lu finds out and stops selling me her pancakes?’

’As for medical ethics... I can always pick those back up later.’

"Then what do we do now?"

"Senior Brother is supposed to fight in the ring tomorrow!"

Wu Yan sobbed, her gaze toward Sun Ke filled with heartache and helplessness.

Two men and one woman in a private room late at night, with the woman weeping like a delicate flower caught in the rain. Unfortunately, Jiang Yunhe was no admirer of such blossoms. He ignored Wu Yan’s pleading gaze and took his leave.

Wu Yan was left alone in the room, wailing loudly.

"Senior Brother, there must be a way to heal you."

"Don’t worry. No matter the cost, I’m willing to pay it."

"Senior Brother, I’ll wait for you to wake up."

Every word was spoken with such sincerity and deep affection. Wu Yan’s fingers caressed Sun Ke’s cheek, her gaze as gentle as water.

Faced with a woman who adored him so, Sun Ke was deeply moved.

Although his body was unresponsive, his Spiritual Sense was lucid.

’I always knew she loved me. But I was so focused on my cultivation back then that I never took her feelings seriously.’

’Thinking about it now, I’ve let her down for far too long.’

Sun Ke tried to raise his hand in response, but his body remained completely still.

Seeing the glistening teardrops on Wu Yan’s cheeks, Sun Ke’s heart ached for her.

’Don’t cry, Junior Sister.’

’You’re breaking my heart.’

’Once I recover, I’ll confess my feelings to her, and we’ll be together forever.’

"Senior Brother, say something!"

Wu Yan didn’t possess the Mind Reading Technique, so she had no idea what was going through Sun Ke’s mind. She just kept wailing, tears flowing endlessly.

About fifteen minutes later, Wu Yan looked at the "stiff corpse" on the bed and abruptly stopped crying.

"Looks like he’s really not waking up."

"Damn it. If I’d known, I would’ve cried less. My eyes are all swollen now. What a waste of time."

Wu Yan stood up and curled her lip. Gone was the look of deep affection from moments before, replaced instead by an expression of impatience and complaint.

"You good-for-nothing. So useless."

"This lady hasn’t even started reaping the rewards, and you’re already done for. From now on, whoever wants to wait on you is welcome to the job."

"Tch..."

"Just wait here and die."

Leaving those words behind, Wu Yan walked out, humming a tune.

’Brother Sun is a lost cause. I should go check on Senior Brother Zhang. If that doesn’t pan out, there’s still Senior Sister Wang and Senior Sister Li.’

’The Senior Sisters are quite powerful. As long as gender isn’t a deal-breaker, I’ve still got a chance.’

’After all, with my average aptitude, how else did I get into the Beast Taming Sect if not by latching onto powerful people?’

’Who knew this "thigh" of Sun’s would get snapped by someone? I’ve got to hurry up and find a new one.’

’Of course, I don’t latch on for free. I treat it like a job and give it my all. I always provide top-notch emotional value, making sure my patron sees how "sincere" I am.’

"Senior Sister, here I come! Hehehehe!"

With a giddy, scheming smile, Wu Yan’s figure vanished through the doorway.

As for getting revenge for Sun Ke...

Heh!

She was no fool. Why would she charge in and serve her head on a platter to someone even Sun Ke couldn’t defeat?

The lingering sound of her laughter echoed in the room.

On the bed, Sun Ke had witnessed Wu Yan’s complete one-eighty, and he was seething with rage.

’Bitch! Bitch!’

He roared in his mind, his heart, which had just begun to soften, freezing solid once more.

’I swear I will never trust another woman as long as I live! I’ll seal my heart and lock away all love. My broken heart will never believe in love again!’

With a chest full of accumulated rage, the immobile Sun Ke grew increasingly agitated.

Then, in a sudden instant, the corners of his mouth and his limbs began to convulse violently.

The good news: he could move.

The bad news: the rage had overwhelmed him, leaving his body partially paralyzed, his mouth twisted, and his eyes askew.

"AHHHH, LU WU, I WANT YOU DEAD!"

This declaration of revenge was heard by no one.

The sleeping Lu Wu, meanwhile, slapped away a nightmare and went back to drooling over the beautiful women in her dreams.

’So pretty. Love to see it. Must see more.’

...

The night was as black as ink.

In the dim light and shadows, the villagers of Little Sea Village gathered spontaneously.

"I heard it before. That snack stall owner is setting up here for seven days. She’ll definitely come today."

"Everyone, remember how those people treated us yesterday! We have to pay them back!"

The man who organized the gathering held up a torch, his face filled with righteous indignation.

"Yeah, we’ll get our revenge!"

"This is our village! We don’t welcome outsiders here!"

"We have to defend our rights!"

’Anyone who disturbs the peace of our village must be driven out.’

The villagers’ anger swelled. They echoed their leader’s words, each one glaring with wide eyes as they waited for the right moment.

"Everyone, follow me!"

The leader called out, and the large group began to move out.

"Aren’t you going to stop them?"

From a hidden corner, Zhang Yue, who had been watching everything unfold, asked the silent Uncle Xia beside her.

Uncle Xia was blind, but he was perfectly aware of everything happening in Little Sea Village.

He wasn’t surprised by Zhang Yue’s presence. He simply "looked" in the direction the crowd had gone and sighed mournfully.

"I’ve stopped them once or twice, but there will always be a third and a fourth time."

"After so many years, I should have learned to let it go."

Though he said this, Uncle Xia tightened his grip on his cane and turned to face in Zhang Yue’s direction.

"The City Lord sent you, I presume? We’ve caused trouble for him."

"I only hope the City Lord won’t blame them. They are just a group of pitiful souls who have forgotten their past and have no future."

The sorrow emanating from Uncle Xia was palpable.

"And what about you?"

Zhang Yue stepped closer.

"You stand guard over this long-dead village. To keep outsiders from discovering the truth, you promoted the existence of the Sea God, made the villagers focus their faith, and even secretly guided them to become xenophobic, isolating the village from the outside world. Do you regret any of it?"

"Or perhaps, is there something you’re trying to change?"

Zhang Yue swiped her finger through the air.

Ghost Cultivators are exceptionally sensitive to Ghost Energy and Yin Qi. In her eyes, this entire village was shrouded in dense Yin Qi.

Everything in the village was nothing more than a false illusion.

As for the villagers... they were merely wandering ghosts who had lost the memories of their own deaths and now lingered in this place.

The real Little Sea Village had been wiped out in a maritime disaster ten years ago.

The sole survivor, Uncle Xia, had lost his sight to the waves but gained a special ability in return.

He called it a miracle.

It was only because of this miracle that the villagers could live as if they were normal people.

But an illusion is, in the end, just an illusion.

Bubbles are fragile, and everything must eventually come to an end.

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